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Learning to see the other through student-created dramas.

Lee SmithBattle¹

¹Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA. smithli@slu.edu

The Journal of Nursing Education

|August 23, 2012

Summary

This undergraduate course uses student-created dramas to explore teen sexuality and healthcare experiences. The innovative approach enhances learning by promoting empathy and integrating patient perspectives with scientific knowledge.

Area of Science:

Medical Education
Adolescent Health
Sociology of Health

Background:

Traditional medical education often struggles to fully convey patient perspectives.
Understanding adolescent sexuality and healthcare experiences requires nuanced approaches.
Active learning strategies can improve student engagement and empathy.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate a novel undergraduate course integrating dramatic arts with adolescent sexuality education.
To assess the effectiveness of student-created dramatic performances in fostering empathy and understanding of teen health perspectives.
To explore the potential of arts-based methods in medical and health education.

Main Methods:

Undergraduate students conducted interviews with adolescents regarding their sexuality and healthcare experiences.

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Interviews were transcribed, and students wrote reflective papers.

Student groups developed and performed dramatic scripts based on interview material.

Course evaluations and student feedback were collected and analyzed.

Main Results:

Student evaluations of the course were uniformly positive since its inception in 2009.
Student feedback indicated that the dramatic performances effectively promoted learning about patients' perspectives.
The method facilitated the integration of scientific content with an understanding of adolescent experiences.

Conclusions:

Student-created dramas offer a powerful, untapped strategy for medical and health education.
This approach enhances students' ability to understand and empathize with patient perspectives.
Integrating the arts with scientific content can improve the training of future healthcare professionals.